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The solidity of bridge piers built on pilings depends largely on how deep the pilings are
driven. Prior to 1700, pilings were driven to “refusal,” that is, to the point at which they
refused to go any deeper. In a 1588 inquiry into the solidity of piers for Venice’s Rialto
Bridge, it was determined that the bridge’s builder, Antonio Da Ponte, had met the
contemporary standard for refusal: he had caused the pilings to be driven until additional
penetration into the ground was no greater than two inches after twenty-four hammer blows.
Which one of the following can properly be inferred from the passage?
A) The Rialto Bridge was built on unsafe pilings.
b) The standard of refusal was not sufficient to ensure the safety of a bridge.
c) Da Ponte’s standard of refusal was less strict than that of other bridge builders of his day.
d) After 1588, no bridges were built on pilings that were driven to the point of refusal.
e) It is possible that the pilings of the Rialto Bridge could have been driven deeper even after
the standard of refusal had been met.

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Re: CR - Inference [#permalink]

26 Jul 2012, 11:38

the rule was to insert the pilings to some depth say 12 meters and the Antonio Da Ponte inserted it further which means that the standard was not the deepest to go.
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Re: CR - Inference [#permalink]

27 Jul 2012, 18:22

Why option E is better than C ?

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Re: CR - Inference [#permalink]

28 Jul 2012, 05:48

badribaba1984 wrote:

Why option E is better than C ?

if that be the case then why he had gone below the standard limits, it's mentioned ...

"....Antonio Da Ponte, had met the contemporary standard for refusal: he had caused the pilings to be driven until additional penetration into the ground...'
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Re: CR - Inference [#permalink] 28 Jul 2012, 05:48

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